Previously the supermarket had said that Muslim staff can refuse to serve customers who are trying to buy pork or alcohol.BENGALURU: Ecommerce major Flipkart has signed an exclusive deal with Marks & Spencer to sell the British retailer’s products on Flipkart and Myntra platforms.

“This new arrangement enables us to extend the reach of our brand to even more customers across the country,” said Venu Nair, managing director at Marks & Spencer (M&S) India. “Over the next few months we’ll be bringing even more of our popular product ranges to the sites,” he said.

This move makes India the second market where M&S will sell its products through a third-party website. The company sells products online through its own websites in several countries. India does not allow foreign retailers to sell directly to consumers through online space.

According to a recent report by PwC, online retailing in India grew 56% annually between 2009 and 2014. E-tailing in India is expected to swell to $6 billion (about Rs 37,200 crore) in 2015 from $3.5 billion last year, as per the report.

M&S operates in India through a 51:49 joint venture with Reliance Industries. The firm runs 49 M&S branded outlets and plans to more than double the number in the next two years.